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Water Chemistry Questions

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Question 1

1.

What does the term cohesion mean?

Question 2

2.

The ability of water to stick to other substances is called

Cohesion

Adhesion

Surface Tension

Question 3

3.

Why is water good at dissolving things?

Question 4

4.

Why is water considered to be a universal solvent?

It freezes quickly

It is very acidic

Many substances dissolve in it

All of the above

Question 5

5.

Which is not a property of water?

Hydrogen bonds exist only in the solid state

It has a high surface tension

It can dissolve ionic and polar molecules

The solid state is less dense than the liquid state

Question 6

6.

The Basilisk Lizard can run on water because...

water has a high surface tension

liquid water is less dense than ice

all of the choices

molecules push apart in liquid water

Question 7

7.

Identify three ways in which hydrogen bonds give water its unique chemical properties

Question 8

8.

Which is denser, ocean water at the Equator or ocean water at the North Pole? Explain your reasoning

Question 9

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On the pH scale what numbers are acids?

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Question 10

10.

On the pH scale what numbers are neutral?

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7-14

Question 11

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On the pH scale what numbers are bases?

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